Stone Ridge Christian fell victim to Big Valley Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Big Valley Christian Lions. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Stone Ridge Christian's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Big Valley Christian's part, Ava Hernandez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Hernandez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Merzon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Stone Ridge Christian's loss dropped their record down to 14-5-1. As for Big Valley Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Stone Ridge Christian nor Big Valley Christian have any future games scheduled.
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